Solid Teri 13 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logo, kids media, playful, retro, chunky, cartoon, quirky, attention grabbing, retro titling, novelty branding, high impact, blobby, soft corners, compact joins, cut-in notches, mask-like.
This typeface is built from heavy, rounded block forms with softly squared corners and a strongly graphic silhouette. Many letters show deliberate cut-in notches and small wedge-like bites along strokes, creating a chiseled, irregular rhythm within otherwise solid shapes. Counters are frequently minimized or partially closed, and details like the apertures in C/S/a/e and the joints in m/n/u feel compressed, emphasizing mass over internal space. The overall construction reads as display-first: broad strokes, simple geometry, and tightly controlled interior openings that keep letters bold and poster-ready.
Works best at large sizes where the chunky silhouettes and intentional notches read as character rather than distortion. Suitable for posters, bold editorial headings, playful branding, packaging, stickers, and logo wordmarks where a compact, high-impact voice is needed. Less suited to long-form text or small UI sizes due to the compressed counters and dense texture.
The tone is loud, humorous, and slightly mischievous, with a toy-like sturdiness that recalls mid-century cartoon titling and novelty signage. The notched detailing adds a handmade, cut-paper energy, making text feel animated and attention-seeking rather than formal or neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with an intentionally irregular, cut-out personality. By collapsing interior space and adding repeated notched gestures, it aims for a distinctive novelty presence that stays legible in short bursts while prioritizing a strong, memorable silhouette.
Round letters (O/Q/0/6/8/9) become near-circular blobs with small interior voids, while straight-sided letters (E/F/H/I/L/T) maintain chunky, slab-like stems. The figures are especially punchy and emblematic, and the overall spacing in the sample text produces a dense, headline-oriented texture.